The daughter of a viscount, Eleanor Townsend lost her parents at a young age andhad been receiving sponsorship from the Duke of Griffith. This sponsorship led to rumors that Eleanor must be the Duke's illegitimate daughter.... more>>

Suddenly, the Duke declares that his heir, Daryl, must maintain a one-year marriage with Eleanor, or he won't inherit the title. Daryl approaches Eleanor and proposes a contractual marriage for just one year.

"If you want to repay my father's favor, you'll have to accept my offer. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have to go through this absurdity."

He was a cold and arrogant man.

Throughout their contract marriage, Daryl's tongue had been like a poisoned blade, cutting through Eleanor.

"Don't delude yourself into thinking you're a real duchess. Live as if you were dead for a year. Don't speak to me."

She endured it, waiting only for the day when this marriage would end.

However, why is it that the one who never took her side, not even once, is now trying to hold onto her?

**.

"You're the one who said it only needed to be a formality; you're the one who asked me to marry you in the first place; you're the one who brought me a contract stipulating a divorce after a year; you're the one who coerced me into paying the favor the former duke had given me."

"......Eleanor, back then, I was."

"You told me not to delude myself into thinking I became a real duchess, and live like dead for a year. You practically treated me like I didn't exist the entire time."

"......"

"It was a lonely life, many, many times more lonely than the one I lived alone in Townsend Street, but I put up with it, because it was a promise, because I thought it was my way of making amends for the trouble I'd unwittingly caused you, and so I put up with it, because it was only a year, and I can't put up with it any longer, and I don't want to."

The calm way she spoke to Daryl contained all the truth Eleanor had kept bottled up inside for a year.

"Now please leave."

"......"

"If you don't leave, I will." <<less

The prince raised in the Cold Palace was once pushed to the supreme position by his beloved and became a puppet emperor. Only before his death did he realize that in his short life he was just a pawn for other’s power and desires. When the city was about to fall, he who was imprisoned for many years cut his beautiful face that had been his curse for half of his life and ended his tragic life with white silk.... more>>

Once he returned to his youth, he looked at the orphan traitorous general who was trampled and humiliated by the spoilt royal children in the secluded courtyard. He remembered the mu*derous hero who broke through the city gate in blood and gore in his previous life.

Li Yuanmin sighed and quietly took the bruised child back to the palace to take care of him, hoping to eliminate some hostility from him and minimize the people suffering.

***

Years later, the great general who calmed down the frontier, returned to the court. The first thing he did was not to return to his residence, but to go straight to the inner palace. He personally helped His Majesty take off his shoes and socks and gently washed his feet.

“This minister has worked hard for His Majesty’s country and missed out on one’s lifelong happiness,” the tall and mighty general’s eyes were hot, “So now Your Majesty should bestow his subject a marriage with His Majesty.” <<less

Even in hell, we will be together until the end.... more>>

After losing his mother, John followed his father, whom he had just met, and moved to England. There, he met an angel who shook his life. It was his half-brother Valentine, who he didn’t even know existed.

“Promise me, John, that we will always be the most important thing to each other.”

Valentine had cleverly trapped John, dominating his world, taming him every night with his arms.

As time passes, the relationship between the two becomes much closer, and Valentine’s obsession with John reaches unsuspected extremes.

A day before graduating from high school, an incident occurs that instantly changes the relationship between the two. <<less

Shen Luo used to think that because she had no expectations of romance and was unlovably practical, she would never fall in love with a man she should not. So it was hard to believe that even though puberty had ended many years earlier, she found herself in such a dilemma. Although Wu Ju Lan was not a scumbag, liking him was not much better than liking a wastrel. He was like a dandelion dancing in the wind; no matter how beautiful he was, it did not change the ugly truth that he was a man without roots, without family, without anything to his name.... more>>

The only necessities in life are clothing, food and accommodation, fire, oil and salt. These things, be it a house or a car, be it jewelry or clothes, can be bought with money. Even if one could not afford the pricier options, there were always cheaper alternatives. However, there would never be a second Wu Ju Lan in the world; she will never find a similar man to love. Since she had the courage to face the possibility of a lifetime of singlehood, why didn’t she have the courage to pursue someone she fancied?

She was not the sort of person who was able to abandon her pride for love. Neither was she the sort who was willing to harbour an unrequited love. If she loved the wrong man, even if it pained her tremendously, she would let go of her feelings for him. But, if that person refused to leave her side, her only choice would be to stay together till death parted them! <<less

“Did you approach me on purpose from the beginning?”... more>>

"...... yes."

“Must have been hard pretending to love the enemy’s daughter.”

Annette, of royal blood and the only daughter of a military general.

After two years of passionate love, she married her father's loyal subordinate, Heiner.

The happiness she thought would last forever with her wonderful and loving husband.

Everything was perfect.
Everything seemed perfect.
Until her husband's treachery caused the downfall of her family.

"I'm divorcing you, Heiner.”

"It is not granted."

“Do you still have any use left for me? My parents are dead, the monarchy has fallen. I have nothing. Your revenge is over."

“Madam, where do you intend to go to be happy?"

“...... there is nowhere I can be happy.”

Heiner stretched the corners of his mouth and smiled.

“If that's the case anyway, you'll be unhappy by my side for the rest of your life.”

Annette suddenly realized that his revenge was not over.

And that she had to break off this sickening toxic relationship with her own hands. <<less

My first meeting with him was in the hospital’s ICU.... more>>

Before I laid my eyes upon him, I thought that the legend of Snow White was simply a fairy tale. How could someone with hair dark as ebony, lips red as blood, and skin white as first snow exist in this world?

I began to believe in fairy tales that very day. <<less

Sung-joon, who was born with a different body from the others, was abandoned by his parents and sent to a 'facility'.
During the day, he was given strange medicines to modify his body, and at night, he was treated like a toilet no better than an animal, and leading a life of spreading his legs.... more>>

"Could it be... that you guys saved me?"

The ones who rescued Sung-joon as he fled deep into the mountains to survive were not humans, but four-legged beasts. <<less

A socially anxious loner. The class big shot. They seem worlds apart yet are the best of friends. Like a little sun, Kewei opens up multiple facets of life for Xiaorong. She starts to ease into social interactions, discovers an interest in creating stories, and experiences conflicting emotions of self-deprecation and pride.... more>>

A sudden, unforeseen event. An incomplete work. Longing and obsession. How will she find her way out?

“Meowmeowmeowww!” <<less

If the past could be changed,
I'd be willing to pay any cost.
Perhaps everything is meaningless,
But until the very last moment,
How can... more>> I bear to give up... <<less

Late at night, Yan Qing drove across the cross-river bridge, who would have anchored halfway.... more>>

At a glance, she saw a handsome man standing not far away, so she stepped forward for help, but she never thought of—

The man actually grabbed the railing, raised his long legs, and was about to jump off the bridge.

Yan Qing felt like a dream.

However, she pulls it out and saves Huo Yunshen, who is ruthless in the outside world.

However, this Huo family boss is seriously inconsistent with imagination.

Not only was he inexplicably haunting his wife, she was treated like a treasure, he even fell on her knees, his eyes were scarlet, he stubbornly begged her:

“Qingqing, don’t leave me anymore.”

—

Rumors have it that the President Huo wife is dead and loved, so he will be cold and unsympathetic, and do not even look at women.

Didn’t expect a little star who made her debut soon to embrace his thigh? !

Insiders proclaimed everywhere: “It’s just a stand-in that looks like old love, what’s to be proud of!”

Before long, “Little Star” Yan Qing held the grand prize and smiled sweetly in front of the camera: “Formally clarify, Mr. Huo’s old love is me.”

That night, Huo Yunshen came to the scene personally, took off his coat and wrapped her in his arms. Facing countless reporters, he only said:

“There is no new love and old love, she is the only one in my life.”

—

Yan Qing did not know that she had lost her memory.

She don’t know …

There is a man in this world who, in the three years since she lost her life, is as insane as it is dead. <<less

After losing his girlfriend to a brave hero, Toru is expelled from his S-Rank party. With a feeling of sadness and pain in his heart,... more>> he defeats a demon he meets outside the city, and his ability [to save experience] is broken! Toru becomes level 300 in the blink of an eye! With this power that far surpasses that of heroes, there is nothing that can stop him. Kaede, a s*ave he met on his journey, forms a group called the “Mangyu Brigade”, and easily completes dungeons, acquires the legendary sacred weapons, and thanks to his skills, his friends level up easily! He rescued a countess who was attacked by bandits on the road, and befriended a legendary beast. Toru’s journey continues at a leisurely pace, as he repeatedly encounters various people along the way, while his former party of heroes are deprived of opportunities to play an active role and fall into decline. This is the beginning of the life of a 300 level warrior! <<less

When I suddenly came to my senses, there was a dead body in front of me.

During the evening rounds, I asked Dr. Chen, “Have you seen Tumor-kun?"... more>>

He replied that he had.

I then asked, "Do you think we resemble the female lead and the doctor in there?"

Dr. Chen asked me, "Are you trying to flirt with me?"

I replied, "Yes, haha."

Dr. Chen said, "Only those who obediently undergo chemotherapy can flirt with me."

I instantly deflated.

A very short short story. <<less

Harrieta, the eldest daughter of a Viscount from the countryside, has a crush on Edwin, the heir to the most influential and wealthiest family in the kingdom.... more>>

She knew it was a futile dream, so she didn't say a word to him.

And then the news of his engagement came suddenly. 

When Harrieta, who had been suffering from a broken heart, finally began to recover, she heard,

"Learn their faces. From now on, these s*aves will live with us together here."

Edwin had come as a s*ave to Harrieta's house.

* * *

“The more the restriction, the more the oppression will be. But Miss Harrieta... I'd be glad to accept it, if it were by you. 

"Wha… what?"

Suddenly talking about restriction and oppression. Herrieta couldn't understand Edwin's strange request and asked him what he meant with a puzzled look. But instead of answering her question, Edwin silently pulled her hand close to him.

“'I, Edwin, recognize you as my only lord and purpose of my existence....”

Edwin bowed his head and kissed carefully on the back of her hand. His breath that brushed her hand, was hot.

"...So please do not hesitate to wield me, as I am your faithful sword and your faithful servant."

It was part of the Knight's pledge, the Pledge of Allegiance, that the knighted person would recite to his future lord.

The noble and high Edwin, with whom she couldn't even make eye contact once, was now at her feet. <<less

I lost my mother and got close to a certain girl in order to fill the hole in my heart. However, that girl passed away... more>> as well, leaving me with nothing but a strap. Time passed and my father got remarried, I got a new mother, older sister and a younger sister. In the beginning, everything was fine but with time, our relationship grew worse and worse. But I was fine because I had that strap with me! But then... <<less

Vira, from a race called the Headless, visits the duke's daughter Mirette Legusalle in order to obtain her ideal head. ... more>>

And when Villa saw Mirette, she was about to die from poison. <<less

"Today is the Coming-of-Age Ceremony.
I will now kill the participants."... more>>

Hanami Mitsui, a 19-year-old girl, will be attending the Coming-of-Age Ceremony that day.
She attended the Coming-of-Age Ceremony wearing a kimono, just like the rest of her classmates.
However, her goal is to kill her classmates. <<less

Xie Huai was notorious at school for being a poor student. He loved fighting, sleeping, and skipping classes as he didn't like studying.... more>>

When he was caught skipping class by the class monitor while climbing a wall, the class monitor brought him back to the classroom without saying a word.

When he was caught fighting in the alley by the class monitor, the class monitor beat down the group of people and then brought him back home without saying a word.

When he was caught sleeping in the classroom by the class monitor, the class monitor took off his own uniform and draped it over him without saying a word.

—
Later, every day when Jiang Xu passed by the back wall of the school, there was no familiar figure climbing over the wall.

When he passed through the alley, there was no familiar noise of fights coming from inside.

During class, when he turned his head to take a glance at the sleeping boy, all he saw was an empty seat. <<less

“I don’t know how to love him. Because I’m just AI, I can only prove it in my own way, by destroying myself in the end”... more>>

Xu Huaiming developed an AI android before he died. After all, he loved to talk about Xilu, so he couldn’t bear to be sad.

He set a program for the AI to love Tan Xilu, but he didn’t expect the AI program to go wrong after his death, coming to Tan Xilu’s seven years too late.

Tan Xilu regards the AI as the real Xu Huaiming and loves him wholeheartedly.

But the AI program is deviant and he can only pretend to love Xilu by imitating the love of human beings.

When Xilu’s talking about his struggles, he hugged him to comfort him.

He also puts on a smile when Xilu is talking about happy things.

When Xilu’s angry, he’ll coax him not to be angry.

But an android is just an android after all.

He can only rely on the program commands to talk to Xilu.

He has no human emotions.

He really wanted to talk to Xilu.

But he couldn’t even feel real pain.

He understands that he is just AI.

Until one day, when he really felt pain.

But that day was the day Xilu asked him to leave. <<less

Aah, again? ... more>>

My fiance was gazing intently at my charming younger sister.

When I saw the blaze that lit up in those cold eyes, I was assaulted by deja vu.

My fiance had been in love with my younger sister even in the last life.
There was nothing I could do but watch.

And, by some karma, I was someone who kept returning to that exact moment. <<less

This was one of the greatest discoveries in archaeological history, and when everything gets revealed, it might turn history upside down.... more>>

Qin Cheng followed his professor to Xi’an, where the buried treasures of an ancient tomb have been hidden for thousands of years. Then, strange and inexplicable events began to happen….

Every nerve of the archaeologist trembled in excitement and fear, however, he was even more stunned when the sarcophagus suddenly opened, revealing an Emperor, who lived a thousand years ago, “sleeping” inside.

After that, his own heart remained there too…… <<less

Marduk, the general of Kassite, has a beautiful son. Belshazzar. He has become Hierogami, a holy harlot meant to serve the soldiers of the Lion Army. Forced by his son’s reckless actions, Marduk must make a decision – let his men ravage his beloved only child or claim Belshazzar for himself, committing the ultimate sin.... more>>

The tale of Belshazzar, a son with forbidden desires, and Marduk, the father trying to honour his late wife and save them both. Whose wish will Goddess Millita fulfill?

*Part of the author’s “in*est Short Story” collection but released on its own. <<less

A short fairytale-like story surrounding a tragic saint in another world.

“The lifespan of a butterfly is between three days and a month, and most butterflies only live for a week.”... more>>

“Like them, I have only a few months to live, maybe less.”

–

The first time Hu Die met Jing Yu, he thought she was a world-weary girl who committed su*cide.

The second time they met, he told Hu Die indifferently: “If you jump down again today, I’m not saving you again.”

Later, she told him: “Jing Yu, don’t feel sorry for me.”

Later, Jing Yu returned to the arena and won the glory that belonged to him.

Under the flashing lights, he suddenly remembered the girl’s voice, and said a nonsensical remark in front of thousands of people.

——”I’m not sad, I just think that at such a moment, it would be better if you’re here.”

“He is a whale swimming in the ocean. One day, a butterfly inadvertently broke into his frequency. That was the most beautiful moment in his life.” <<less

I reincarnated as the wicked older half-sister of the female lead of a rated-19 novel.... more>>

And here, I’m destined to die at the hands of the obsessive male lead.

So, I desperately tried to prevent my sister and him from meeting each other…

“Sisterhood is a wonderful thing.”

Like a beast, the golden yellow eyes shone dangerously in the dark.

“But Evelyn, it’s time for you to know.”

“Cas, Lord Cassius…”

“I only wanted you from the beginning.”

...How did it get to this point?

***

“All I need is my sister. I don’t care about others!”

Something was strange about the original female lead, whom I thought was only kind and gentle...

“My son is too soft for you, but I will do anything to get you inside my house.”

Prospective mother-in-law, who was a little more outcoming than her son…

“Evelyn, why don’t you love me?”

And, even the original male lead...!

...I’m just struggling to survive, but everyone is obsessed with me! <<less